EP1590447A2 - Stem-regulated, plant defense promoter and uses thereof in tissue-specific expression in monocots - Google Patents
Stem-regulated, plant defense promoter and uses thereof in tissue-specific expression in monocotsInfo
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- the present invention relates to the fields of plant functional genomics, molecular biology and genetic engineering, and specifically to selective regulation of gene expression in plants.
- the present invention relates to novel isolated nucleic acids having promoters capable of conferring stem-regulated expression and operable in plant defense.
- the promoters may be used in monocots, including polyploid species, to direct stem- regulated or defense-inducible expression of a heterologous gene.
- a critical component of agriculture biotechnology is the use of highly regulated promoters to express agronomically important genes in crop plants so that genes of interest are expressed at optimal levels in appropriate tissues.
- Sugarcane is considered as one of the major worldwide crop for sugar supply with a net value of $20 billion per year. This crop could benefit from biotechnology approaches to engineer plants for disease, pest and herbicide resistance as well as improved sugar yield.
- biotechnology approaches to engineer plants for disease, pest and herbicide resistance as well as improved sugar yield.
- genes and promoters that are functional in sugarcane.
- a number of gene promoters that drive high levels of constitutive transgene expression are available for monocot plants. These include the maize ubiquitin promoter (Quail et al . , 1996, U.S. Patent No. 5,510,474), the rice actinl promoter (McElroy and Wu, 1997, U.S. Patent No. 5,641,876), various enhanced cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoters (Mitsuhara et al . , 1996, Plant Cell Physiol . 37:49-59) and promoters isolated from banana streak virus (Schenk et al . , 2001, Plant Mol . Biol . 47:399-412). Promoters that have been isolated so far from sugarcane correspond to two polyubiquitin genes and confer constitutive gene expression in non-host plants such as rice (Wei et al . ,
- Constitutive promoters may be suitable for the production of a desired protein in large quantities in all tissues of the plant throughout development.
- the energy requirements for high level constitutive production of the protein are often so great that other normal plant growth processes are compromised.
- expression of a protein in a non-tissue specific manner as directed by a constitutively active promoter has often resulted in slow-growing or dwarfed plants .
- Tissue-specific promoters are capable of selectively expressing an introduced gene in desired tissues.
- Tissue-specific promoters may also be inducible, e.g. activated by internal or external agents such as phytohormones or defense inducing agents.
- Restricting expression of the target protein to a particular tissue or organ or to specific events triggered when the plant is challenged with an external agent may be desirable to minimize possible toxic effects of some 'agronomic' gene products and to optimize overall plant growth and production.
- promoter function varies from species to species. Thus it is essential to have promoters which are expressed specifically in target tissues of specific plants in order to genetically engineer plants.
- promoters are currently being used for tissue-specific, heterologous gene expression in monocots.
- the promoter regions from genes coding for hydrolases ( ⁇ -glucanase) , cysteine protease inhibitors (cystatin-1) or glucosidases ( ⁇ -glucosidase) have been used to direct germination-specific expression of a heterologous DNA sequence in transgenic barley cells and kernels (Wolf, 1992, Mol. Gen. Genet. 234:33-42; Jensen et al . , 1996, Proc . Natl . Acad. Sci . USA 93:3487- 3491; Mikkonen et al . , 1996, Plant Mol. Biol.
- the promoter for the glutamine synthetase gene has been also used to drive tissue-specific expression within the developing kernels of transgenic maize plants (Muhitch et al . , 2002, Plant Science 163:865-872).
- Xylem- and phloem-specific promoters that are active in rice have also been reported, including the rice tungro baciliform virus and peroxidase gene promoters (Yin et al .
- the present invention provides regulatory sequences which direct stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression and include novel promoters from stem- expressed defense-inducible gene designated jasmonate- induced protein (JAS) .
- the subject promoters may have specific advantages over the currently available tissue- specific promoters in their enhanced specificity in regulating gene expression in stem tissues and in response to induction by external stimuli such as plant defense-inducing agents.
- the subject promoters may be very useful in strategies aimed at altering carbon metabolism in the sucrose accumulating tissues, and for driving expression of insecticidal proteins in sugarcane. These promoters may also be applied to the development of improved pest and disease tolerant rice plants.
- the present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acids including promoters operable primarily in the stem or in response to stimulation by defense-inducing agents.
- the subject promoters hybridize under stringent conditions to a promoter isolated from sugarcane, designated the JAS promoter, which promoter has the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO : 1
- the subject isolated nucleic acids include promoters which direct stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression and have a sequence identity (sequence similarity) of from about 60% to about 65%, from about 65% to about 75%, from about 75% to about 85%, or from about 85% to about 90% when compared to the nucleotide sequence of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.
- Promoters of the present invention may also have a sequence identity of at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, or at least 98% when compared to the JAS promoter of SEQ ID NO: 1. It will be understood by one skilled in the art that where the designation ⁇ JAS promoter" is used in the present specification, use of other nucleic acids having hybridization characteristics or homologous sequences as set forth above may be appropriate as well unless a specific identity or sequence is clearly indicated. However, all JAS promoters retain some ability to direct stem-regulated transcription or defense-inducible transcription.
- the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression, which promoter has the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO : 1.
- inventions include expression vectors including an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression, including an JAS promoter.
- the expression vector may, more specifically, be transferred into a plant cell to be transformed in such a manner as to allow expression of an encoded protein in tissues derived from the plant cell.
- the vector may also transmitted into the plant cell in such a manner as to allow inheritance of the nucleic acid into the second progeny of plants generated from a plant derived from the transformed plant cell. More specifically, such inheritance may be Mendelian. Examples of plant transformation expression vectors including the JAS promoter are shown in FIGURES 2 and 3.
- the present invention may be directed to cells, tissues and plants transformed with an expression vector including an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression, including an JAS promoter, and the progeny generated from such transformed plants.
- the plant may be a monocot, such as maize, rice, sugarcane or sorghum.
- the present invention provides an expression cassette which includes an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression including an JAS promoter operably linked to a heterologous gene or a nucleic acid encoding a sequence complementary to the native plant gene and vectors containing such expression cassettes.
- the present invention also includes methods for directing stem-regulated expression in a tissue or plant by providing such tissue or plant with an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter including an JAS promoter to effect such stem-regulated expression.
- Other methods relate to directing defense-inducible expression in a plant by providing such plant with an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter including an JAS promoter to effect such defense-inducible expression.
- the invention includes methods of isolating a tissue-specific promoter in polyploid monocots by first selecting potential tissue-specific cDNA clones using differential hybridization analysis followed by microarray analysis if the cDNA clones using probes derives from total RNA of various tissues. This may be followed by further confirmation techniques such as real time PCR and RNA gel blot analysis using total RNA of various tissues.
- FIGURE 1 depicts, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the nucleotide sequence of a 2.686 kb fragment (SEQ ID NO:l)of the jasmonate-induced protein gene (JAS) which lies immediately upstream of the putative translational start site.
- SEQ ID NO:l the nucleotide sequence of a 2.686 kb fragment
- JS jasmonate-induced protein gene
- FIGURE 2 illustrates, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the JAS promoter/GUS expression vector (pJAS : :GUSpUC19) suitable for expression in sugarcane, maize and sorghum.
- FIGURE 3 illustrates, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the JAS promoter/GUS expression vector (pJAS : :GUSpCambia) suitable for expression in rice .
- FIGURE 4 is a DNA gel blot analysis of restriction digests of 36 stem-regulated cDNA clones probed separately with cDNA from five sugarcane tissues, stem (top, middle and bottom), leaf and root.
- FIGURE 5 is an image of a sugarcane cDNA microarray after hybridization.
- FIGURE 6 is a scatter plot representation of RNA expression levels of 251 sugarcane cDNA clones as detected by the microarray analysis.
- FIGURE 7 graphically depicts the fold change in the RNA levels of three stem-regulated cDNAs, JAS, JAS and SSIP in stem vs leaf and stem vs root, as evaluated by real-time quantitative RT-PCR.
- FIGURE 8 is an RNA gel blot analysis of the RNA levels of three stem-regulated cDNAs, JAS, JAS and SSIP in sugarcane leaf, stem and root.
- FIGURE 9 shows a DNA gel blot of several JAS positive genomic clones.
- FIGURE 10 shows the genomic walking protocol used to isolate the JAS promoter.
- FIGURE 11A shows a gel of the primary PCR products of a JAS clone.
- FIGURE 11B shows a gel of PCR products probed with a JAS oligo specific to the 5'UTR of the JAS gene .
- FIGURE 12A shows sugarcane stems in which a JAS promoter has been used to drive expression of a GUS reporter protein.
- FIGURE 12B is a close up showing GUS expression in stem nodal areas and vascular tissue.
- FIGURE 13 shows a rice stem in which a JAS promoter has been used to drive expression of a GUS reporter protein.
- the present invention includes isolated nucleic acids having promoters capable of directing specific expression in stem tissue or operable in response to stimulation by defense-inducing agents.
- a subject promoter when operably linked to either the coding sequence of a gene or a sequence complementary to a native plant gene, directs expression of the coding sequence or complementary sequence in stem tissue or in response to a defense-inducing agent.
- the promoters of the present invention are useful in the construction of expression cassettes which include, in the 5' to 3' direction, a promoter which directs stem- regulated or defense-inducible expression such as the JAS promoter, a heterologous gene or a coding sequence, or sequence complementary to a native plant gene under control of the promoter, and a 3' termination sequence.
- Such an expression cassette may be incorporated into a variety of autonomously replicating vectors in order to construct an expression vector.
- a promoter from a sugarcane JAS gene there is provided a promoter from a sugarcane JAS gene .
- An isolated nucleic acid for a promoter from an JAS gene can be provided as follows. JAS recombinant genomic clones are first isolated by screening a sugarcane genomic bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library with a cDNA (or a portion thereof) representing JAS mRNA.
- BAC sugarcane genomic bacterial artificial chromosome
- a sugarcane stem- regulated cDNA library may be constructed and screened by differential hybridization with stem, leaf and root cDNA probes to identify stem-regulated cDNAs including the JAS cDNA.
- restriction fragments containing a corresponding JAS gene may be subcloned into the polylinker site of a sequencing vector such as pBluescript (Stratagene) . These pBluescript subclones may then be sequenced by the double-stranded dideoxy method (Chen et al . (1985) DNA, 4; 165).
- the JAS promoter includes nucleotides -2686 to -1 of FIGURE 1 (SEQ ID NO:l) .
- SEQ ID NO:l nucleotides -2686 to -1 of FIGURE 1
- Modifications to the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO:l, which maintain the characteristic property of directing stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression, are within the scope of the present invention. Such modifications include insertions, deletions and substitutions of one or more nucleotides.
- the subject JAS promoter may be derived from restriction endonuclease or exonuclease digestion of isolated JAS genomic clones.
- the known nucleotide or amino acid sequence of the coding region of a gene of the jasmonate-induced protein gene family is aligned to the nucleic acid or deduced amino acid sequence of an isolated stem-regulated genomic clone and the 5' flanking sequence (i.e., sequence upstream from the translational start codon of the coding region) of the isolated JAS genomic clone is located.
- the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO : 1 may be generated from genomic clones having either or both excess 5 ' flanking sequence or coding sequence by exonuclease III- mediated deletion. This is accomplished by digesting appropriately prepared DNA with exonuclease III (exoIII) and removing aliquots at increasing intervals of time during the digestion. The resulting successively smaller fragments of DNA may be sequenced to determine the exact endpoint of the deletions.
- exonuclease III exoIII
- There are several commercially available systems which use exonuclease III (exoIII) to create such a deletion series e.g. Promega Biotech, "Erase-A-Base®" system.
- PCR primers may be defined to allow direct amplification of the subject JAS promoter.
- deletion fragments of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO:l. Any and all deletion fragments which include a contiguous portion of the nucleotide sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO:l and which retain the capacity to direct stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression are contemplated by the present invention.
- the present invention is directed to other promoter sequences which correspond to the same gene, i.e., a homolog, in other plant species.
- a homolog in other plant species.
- such related sequences which direct stem- regulated or defense-inducible expression may be described in terms of their percent homology or identity on a nucleotide level to the nucleotide sequence (-2686 to -1) as set forth in FIGURE 1 (SEQ ID NO:l) .
- such related sequences from other plant species may be defined in terms of their ability to hybridize to the JAS promoter of SEQ ID NO : 1 under stringent hybridization conditions.
- the present invention therefore contemplates nucleic acid sequences hybridizing with the JAS nucleic acid sequence as set forth in FIGURE 1 (SEQ ID NO:l) and which differ in one or more positions in comparison with SEQ ID NO:l
- hybridizing sequence corresponds to a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense- inducible expression.
- hybridizing it is meant that such nucleic acid molecules hybridize under conventional hybridization conditions, preferably under stringent conditions such as described by, e.g., Sambrook (Molecular Cloning; A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989) ) .
- stringent hybridization condition is hybridization in 4 x SSC at 65°C, followed by a washing in 0.1 x SSC at 65°C for one hour.
- an exemplary stringent hybridization condition is in 50% formamide, 4 x SSC at 42°C.
- Promoter sequences of the present invention may also be described in terms of percent homology or identity on a nucleotide level to the nucleotide sequence -2686 to -1 depicted in FIGURE 1 (SEQ ID NO:l) .
- SEQ ID NO:l nucleotide sequence -2686 to -1 depicted in FIGURE 1
- There are a number of computer programs that compare and align nucleic acid sequences which one skilled in the art may use for purposes of determining sequence identity (sequence similarity) .
- an isolated nucleic acid having a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense- inducible expression has a sequence identity (sequence similarity) of about 60% to about 65% when compared to the nucleotide sequence of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO : 1.
- an isolated nucleic acid including a promoter which directs stem- regulated expression has a sequence identity (sequence similarity) of about 65% to about 75% when compared to the sequence of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO:l.
- an isolated nucleic acid including a promoter which directs stem-regulated expression has a sequence identity (sequence similarity) of about 75% to about 85% when compared to the sequence of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO:l.
- an isolated nucleic acid including a promoter which directs stem-regulated expression has a sequence identity (sequence similarity) of about 85% to about 90% when compared to the sequence of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO : 1.
- an isolated nucleic acid including a promoter which directs stem-regulated expression has a sequence identity (sequence similarity) of about 90% or greater when compared to the sequence of the JAS promoter as set forth in SEQ ID NO : 1.
- Sequences similar to a subject promoter may be identified by database searches using the promoter or elements thereof as the query sequence using the Gapped BLAST algorithm (Altschul et al . , 1997 Nucl . Acids Res. 25:3389-3402) with the BLOSUM62 Matrix, a gap cost of 11 and persistence cost of 1 per residue and an E value of 10. Two sequences may be compared with either ALIGN
- Nucleic acid molecules corresponding to promoters of the present invention may be obtained by using the subject 2,686 kb JAS promoter of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a portion thereof (including fragments) or complements thereof as a probe and hybridizing with a nucleic acid molecule (s) from any higher plant.
- Nucleic acid molecules hybridizing to the 3.012 kb JAS promoter or a portion thereof can be isolated, e.g., from genomic libraries by techniques well known in the art.
- Promoter fragments homologous to JAS may also be isolated by applying a nucleic acid amplification technique such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using as primers oligonucleotides derived from sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:l.
- PCR polymerase chain reaction
- Confirmation of the stem-specificity or defense- inducibility of the JAS promoter (including modifications or deletion fragments thereof) , and promoters from homologous genes which direct stem-regulated or defense- inducible expression may be accomplished by construction of transcriptional and/or translational fusions of specific sequences with the coding sequences of a heterologous gene or coding sequence, transfer of the expression cassette into an appropriate host, and detection of the expression of the heterologous gene or coding sequence.
- the assay used to detect expression depends upon the nature of the heterologous gene or coding sequence.
- reporter genes exemplified by chloramphenicol acetyl transferase and ⁇ - glucuronidase (GUS)
- GUS ⁇ - glucuronidase
- the GUS gene is useful as a reporter of promoter activity in transgenic plants because of the high stability of the enzyme in plant cells, the lack of intrinsic GUS activity in higher plants and availability of a quantitative fluorimetric assay and a histochemical localization technique.
- Jefferson et al . (1987) (EMBO J. 6: 3901-3907) have established standard procedures for biochemical and histochemical detection of GUS activity in plant tissues. Biochemical assays are performed by mixing plant tissue lysates with 4-methylumbelliferyl- ⁇ - D-glucuronide, a fluorimetric substrate for GUS, incubating one hour at 37°C, and then measuring the fluorescence of the resulting 4-methyl-umbelliferone .
- Histochemical localization for GUS activity is determined by incubating plant tissue samples in 5-bromo-4-chloro-3- indolyl-glucuronide (X-Gluc) for about 18 hours at 37°C and observing the staining pattern of X-Gluc.
- X-Gluc 5-bromo-4-chloro-3- indolyl-glucuronide
- the construction of such expression cassettes allows definition of specific regulatory sequences and demonstrates that these sequences can direct expression of heterologous genes, or coding sequences in a stem- regulated or defense-inducible manner.
- Another aspect of the invention is directed to expression cassettes and expression vectors including a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense- inducible expression such as an JAS promoter or portion thereof, operably linked to the coding sequence of a heterologous gene such that the regulatory element is capable of controlling expression of the product encoded by the heterologous gene .
- the heterologous gene can be any gene other than JAS. If necessary, additional regulatory elements from genes other than JAS or parts of such elements sufficient to cause expression resulting in production of an effective amount of the polypeptide encoded by the heterologous gene may be included in the expression cassettes.
- the term "cassette” refers to a nucleotide sequence capable of expressing a particular coding sequence if said coding sequence is inserted so as to be operably linked to one or more regulatory regions present in the nucleotide sequence.
- the expression cassette may include a heterologous coding sequence which is desired to be expressed in a plant seed.
- the expression cassettes and expression vectors of the present invention are therefore useful for directing stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression of any number of heterologous genes .
- the present invention provides expression cassettes including sequences of a promoter which directs stem-regulated or defense-inducible expression including the JAS promoter which are operably linked to a heterologous gene such as a sugar transport gene or sugar accumulation gene.
- sugar transport genes useful for practicing the present invention include sucrose transporters and other monosaccharide and disaccharide transporters. Such sugar transporter genes have been isolated and characterized from sugarcane and other plant species. Their nucleotide coding sequences as well as methods of isolating such coding sequences are disclosed in the published literature and are widely available to those of skill in the art .
- the present invention includes expression cassettes which express products having an insecticidal or antimicrobial activity.
- a expression cassette including an insecticidal or antimicrobial gene operably linked to the subject promoter sequences such as the JAS promoter allows for protection in the stem.
- antimicrobial genes useful for practicing the present invention include chitinase and ⁇ -1, 3-glucanase genes (Jach et al. 1995 Plant Journal 8:97-109).
- Expression cassettes which include the subject promoter such as the JAS promoter operably linked to a bioinsecticidal peptide or a defence elicitor peptide that upregulate the endogenous pathway are particularly contemplated to amplify natural defense responses.
- the expression cassettes of the present invention may be constructed by ligating a subject promoter such as the JAS promoter or part thereof to the coding sequence of a heterologous gene.
- the juxtaposition of these sequences may be accomplished in a variety of ways.
- the sequence order is in a 5 ' to 3 ' direction and includes an JAS promoter and coding sequence of a heterologous gene .
- the sequence order in a 5 ' to 3 ' direction is an JAS promoter, a coding sequence and a termination sequence which includes a polyadenylation site.
- Standard techniques for construction of such expression cassettes are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art and can be found in references such as Sambrook et al . (1989) .
- a variety of strategies are available for ligating fragments of DNA, the choice of which depends on the nature of the termini of the DNA fragments .
- restriction or deletion fragments that contain a subject promoter TATA box are ligated in a forward orientation to a promoterless heterologous gene or coding sequence such as the coding sequence of GUS.
- promoters of the present invention and parts thereof may be provided by other means, for example chemical or enzymatic synthesis.
- a heterologous coding sequence is optionally ligated to a termination sequence including a polyadenylation site, exemplified by, but not limited to, the nopaline synthase polyadenylation site, or the octopine T-DNA gene 7 polyadenylation site.
- a polyadenylation site exemplified by, but not limited to, the nopaline synthase polyadenylation site, or the octopine T-DNA gene 7 polyadenylation site.
- the polyadenylation site may be provided by the heterologous gene or coding sequence.
- the present invention also provides methods of increasing expression levels of heterologous genes or coding sequences in plant stem tissues.
- the expression cassettes and expression vectors of the present invention may be introduced into a plant in order to effect expression of a heterologous gene or coding sequence.
- a method of producing a plant with increased levels of a product of a sucrose accumulating gene or a defense gene is provided by transforming a plant cell with an expression vector including an JAS promoter or portion thereof, operably linked to a sucrose accumulating gene or a defense gene and regenerating a plant with increased levels of the product of the sucrose accumulating gene or defense gene.
- a transgenic sugarcane line may be produced in which the sugar metabolism is altered to increase its stem dry weight. This is of particular importance because commercial sugarcane varieties accumulate up to 50-60% of dry weight of their stem tissues as sucrose.
- a transgenic sugarcane line may be produced with enhanced bioinsecticidal activity for protection against stem boring insects, which are the most destructive pests. Expression of the bioinsecticidal protein may be induced in this case by the application of a defense inducing agent such jasmonic acid.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides methods of reducing levels of a product of a gene which is native to a plant which includes transforming a plant cell with an expression vector having an JAS promoter or part thereof, operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which is complementary to the native plant gene.
- levels of endogenous product of the native plant gene are reduced through a mechanism known as antisense regulation.
- levels of a product of a sucrose accumulating gene or defense gene are reduced by transforming a plant with an expression vector including an JAS promoter or part thereof, operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which is complementary to a nucleic acid sequence coding for a native sucrose accumulating gene or a defense gene.
- the present invention also provides a method of silencing a gene native to a plant which includes transforming a plant cell with an RNA interference (RNAi) expression vector including an JAS promoter or part thereof, operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which is an inverted repeat of the native plant gene.
- RNAi RNA interference
- levels of endogenous product of the native plant gene are reduced through a mechanism known as RNA interference.
- levels of a product of a sucrose synthesis gene may be reduced by transforming a plant with an expression vector including a subject stem- regulated promoter or part thereof, operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence which is an inverted repeat of the nucleic acid sequence coding for a native sucrose accumulating gene or a defense gene.
- the present invention further provides a method of cosuppressing a gene which is native to a plant which includes transforming a plant cell with an expression vector having an JAS promoter or part thereof, operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence coding for the native plant gene.
- levels of endogenous product of the native plant gene are reduced through the mechanism known as cosuppression.
- levels of a product of a sucrose synthesis gene or defense gene may be by transforming a plant with an expression vector including a subject promoter or part thereof, operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence coding for a sucrose accumulating gene or defense gene native to the plant .
- plants may be transformed with the expression cassette constructions of the invention.
- Methods of nucleic acid transfer are well known in the art.
- the expression cassettes may be introduced into plants by leaf disk transformation-regeneration procedure as described by Horsch et al . (1985) Science, 227; 1229- 1231.
- Other methods of transformation such as protoplast culture (Horsch et al . (1984) Science, 223; 496; DeBlock et al. (1984) EMBO J. , 2; 2143; Barton et al . (1983) Cell, 32; 1033) may also be used and are within the scope of this invention.
- plants including rice and other monocots and dicots are transformed with Agrobacterium-derived vectors such as the pCambia vectors described in Maliga et al . (1994) (Plant Mol. Biol., 35; 989-994) (FIGURE 3).
- Agrobacterium-derived vectors such as the pCambia vectors described in Maliga et al . (1994) (Plant Mol. Biol., 35; 989-994) (FIGURE 3).
- embryonic calli and plant organs are transformed by gene gun particle bombardment with the expression vector shown in FIGURE 2.
- stem tissues and embryonic calli are particle bombarded using the gene gun/biolistic approach as described in (Klein et al . (1987) Nature, 327; 70) .
- Other well-known methods are available to insert the expression cassettes of the present invention into plant cells. Such alternative methods include electroporation, chemically-induced DNA uptake, and use of viruses or pollen as vectors.
- the expression cassettes of the present invention may be inserted into a plant transformation vector, e.g. the binary vector described by Maliga et al . (1994) Plant Mol. Biol., 25; 989-994.
- Plant transformation vectors may be derived by modifying the natural gene transfer system of Agrobacterium tumefaciens .
- the natural system comprises large Ti (tumor-inducing) -plasmids containing a large segment, known as T-DNA, which is transferred to transformed plants.
- Another segment of the Ti plasmid, the vir region is responsible for T-DNA transfer.
- the T-DNA region is bordered by terminal repeats.
- the tumor inducing genes have been deleted and the functions of the vir region are utilized to transfer foreign DNA bordered by the T-DNA border sequences.
- the T-region also contains a selectable marker for antibiotic resistance, and a multiple cloning site for inserting sequences for transfer.
- Such engineered strains are known as "disarmed" A. tumefaciens strains, and allow the efficient transfer of sequences bordered by the T-region into the nuclear genome of plants.
- Embryonic calli and and other susceptible tissues are inoculated with the "disarmed" foreign DNA-containing A. tumefaciens, cultured for a number of days, and then transferred to antibiotic-containing medium. Transformed shoots are then selected after rooting in medium containing the appropriate antibiotic, and transferred to soil. Transgenic plants are pollinated and seeds from these plants are collected and grown on antibiotic medium.
- RNA gel blot analysis may be used to assess transcription if appropriate nucleotide probes are available. If antibodies to the polypeptide encoded by the heterologous gene are available, Western analysis and immunohistochemical localization may be used to assess the production and localization of the polypeptide. Depending upon the heterologous gene, appropriate biochemical assays may be used.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides transgenic plants or progeny of these plants containing the expression cassettes of the invention.
- Plant cells may be transformed with the expression cassettes by any of the plant transformation methods described above.
- the transformed plant cell usually in the form of a callus culture, leaf disk, explant or whole plant (via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation or gene gun particle bombardment) may be regenerated into a complete transgenic plant by methods well-known to one of ordinary skill in the art (e.g., Horsh et al . , 1985) .
- the transgenic plant is sugarcane, rice, maize, sorghum or other monocot plant. Because progeny of transformed plants inherit the expression cassettes, seeds or cuttings from the transformed plants may be used to maintain the transgenic line.
- the invention includes methods of isolating a tissue-specific promoter in polyploid monocots by first selecting potential tissue-specific cDNA clones using differential hybridization analysis followed by microarray analysis if the cDNA clones using probes derived from total RNA of various tissues of interest. Differential hybridization use cDNA probes specific to tissue of interest. These tissues of interest may be selected to include not only a tissue in which expression is desired, but also other tissues in which expression is not desired. This provides additional screening criteria .
- promoter/PCR walking is difficult in polyploid plants, the promoter may have to be isolated by screening a bacteriophage library. If promoters thus located contain internal restriction sites that prevent removal from phage clones, genomic walking may be used to isolate the promoter.
- a cDNA library representing stem mRNA was constructed and screened by differential hybridization.
- Total RNAs and poly (A) + RNAs were prepared using the RNeasy kit and Oligotex kit from Qiagen, respectively.
- SMART PCR cDNA library construction kit (BDBiosciences Clontech) was selected since this technology utilizes a unique SMART oligonucleotide (cap finder) in the first strand cDNA synthesis followed by a long distance PCR (LD PCR) amplification to generate high yields of full-length ds cDNAs .
- a pooled sample consisting of 100 ng of each of stem top, mid and bottom poly (A) + RNAs was used for the preparation of first strand cDNAs which were then selected to synthesize ds cDNAs by LD PCR.
- the sizes of ds cDNA ranged from 300 bp to 6 kb.
- the ds cDNA sample was subjected to gel fractionation and the agarose gel slice containing 500 bp to 3 kb was excised and purified.
- This selected cDNA fraction was cloned into pCR2.1 vector (TA cloning kit, Invitrogen) using DH10B Escherichia coli bacterial cells for transformation. The ampicillin-resistant and white colonies were picked and archived in 384-well microtiter plates. A total of 13,824 cDNA clones (archived in thirty six 384-well microtiter plates) were obtained.
- cDNA library was screened using differential hybridization to ideDtify stem-specific cDNAs .
- macroarrays consisting high density replica filters (three copies: A, B and C) of the library were prepared using a 3X3 duplicate grid pattern using a Beckman Biomek 2000.
- Each copy of the library (9 filters) was first probed with radioactively-labeled (random decamer priming method; Decaprime II kit, Ambion) cDNA of top, mid and bottom stem tissues, respectively. Hybridization were carried out at 65. degree. C.
- the macroarray analysis of the potential stem- specific CAN clones was followed by a focused microarray analyis.
- a DNA microarray including the panel of the 188 stem-specific cDNA clones initially identified by the macroarray analysis along with 63 additional cDNA clones was constructed to provide a sensitive assessment of their differential RNA expression profiles.
- Amplified PCR products for the 251 cDNAs were printed in duplicate on glass microscope slides using a gridding robot from Genemachines .
- the resulting microarray was probed with fluorescently labeled cDNAs synthesized from l.mu.g of total amplified RNA (MessageAmp aRNA kit from Ambion for RNA amplification) .
- One cDNA probe (e.g.
- stem RNA is labeled with one dye (Cy5) , and the second (e.g. leaf or root RNA) with another dye (Cy3) using the 3DNA Array 350RP expression array detection kit of Genisphere and based on the two-color fluorescent hybridization microarray system developed by Brown and colleagues at Stanford (Derisi et al . 1996 Science 278:680-686).
- the two probes labeled with distinct dyes were hybridized simultaneously to a single DNA array to allow for comparison of two different RNA populations or internal standardization. Hybridization was detected and quantified with a confocal laser scanner (Affynetrix) that captures the image of the emission wavelength of each dye.
- FIGURE 5 shows a scatter plot representation of the RNA expression levels of the 251 cDNA clones of the microarray after hybridization with probes from stem and leaf RNAs. Each '+' symbol represents a cDNA.
- the normalized abundance of each cDNA derived from stem RNA (Cy5) (y axis) was plotted vs that derived from leaf RNA (Cy3) (x axis) .
- Data were normalized using the endogenous constitutive gene ubiquitin.
- the central magenta line indicates equal hybridization of both Cy5 and Cy3 probes.
- the outer magenta line indicates expression levels of genes that are two-fold up or down.
- the expression patterns of four selected cDNAs that were upregulated at least two-fold in the microarray analysis were further assessed by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) .
- the four cDNAs include OMT, JAS clone 20F18, JAS clone 6H10 and SSIP.
- the real-time RT-PCR approach allows the identification of false positives obtained through the microarray analysis as well as the differentiation between members of multigene families.
- RNA (2.mu.g) was extracted from sugarcane stem, leaf or root and the corresponding cDNA templates were generated through RT-PCR using the TaqMan reverse transcription kit (Applied Biosystems) . PCR was then performed using the cDNA templates and primers that are specific to the cDNAs of OMT, JAS, SSIP and ubiquitin (endogenous control) . Primers were designed by the Primer Express software (Applied Biosystems) and labeled with the fluorescent SYBR Green 1 dye that binds to double-stranded DNA (SYBR Green PCR master mix; Applied Biosystems) .
- FIGURE 7 These results demonstrate that OMT as well as SSIP and the two JAS clones are strongly expressed in stem as compared to leaf or root . Quanti tative RNA Gel Blot Analysis of Gene Expression in Stem
- RNA gel blot analysis was performed using total RNA (12.mu.g) from stem, leaf or root and radioactive probes specific to OMT, SSIP , JAS clone 20F18 and ubiquitin. Hybridization signals were recorded with a Fuj ix BAS 2000 phosphoimager . The data were analyzed using MacBas software. The hybridization signal for each sample was quantitated and adjusted for loading by virtue of hybridization to a ubiquitin cDNA probe. The quantitative accumulation of OMT, JAS and
- Example 2 Effects of Defense-Inducing Agents on OMT Upregulation
- the 251 cDNA clones used for microarray analysis in Example 1 were further used to assess the effects of defense-inducing agents on the expression of the stem- specific genes.
- the microarray including 251 cDNAs was probed with fluorescently labeled cDNAs synthesized from l.mu.g of total amplified RNA.
- One cDNA probe e.g. RNA from plant treated with a defense-inducing agent
- Cy5 one dye
- the second e.g. RNA from untreated control plant
- Microarray data was analyzed using GeneSpring analysis software. Data were normalized using an endogenous constitutive gene. The normalized ratio of Cy5 v. Cy3 for JAS intensity after treatment with each defense-inducing agent is summarized in Table 3.
- Example 3 Isolation and Cloning of Genomic Sequence Corresponding to JAS Gene and Promoter Release Initially, an attempt was made to use PCR walking to clone the JAS promoter directly from genomic DNA. However, the complexity of the sugarcane genome and the presence of substantial amounts of repetitive DNA in it rendered this approach unworkable.
- BAC sugarcane bacteriophage lambda
- BAC library filters were probed using a full- length JAS cDNA probe.
- Three screening were performed to select genomic clones exhibiting strong hybridization to JAS cDNA.
- Phage DNA was isolated from 13 candidate JAS genomic clones and digested with restriction endonucleases (EcoRI and Hindlll) prior to DNA gel blot analysis.
- DNA gel blot analysis revealed common restriction fragments containing the JAS gene. This indicated that the 13 JAS clones were most likely representative of a single JAS locus.
- FIGURE 11A shows a gel of the primary PCR products of the JAS BAC clone 159E16. PCR was conducted using an adapter primer and a 3' primer specific to the JAS 5' UTR.
- FIGURE 11B shows a gel blot of PCR products probed using a JAS oligo specific to the 5'UTR of JAS. The JAS promoter was thus identified and sequenced to reveal a 2.686 kb promoter fragment (See FIGURE 1 and SEQ ID NO:l.)
- Example 4 Vector Construction and Expression In Planta
- a sugarcane expression vector was produced by cloning either the JAS promoter into a pUC19 GUS reporter vector to produce the pJAS : :GUSpUC19 vector. (See FIGURE 2.) Specifically, the 35S promoter normally found in pUC19 GUS was replaced with a JAS promoter at the corresponding Xbal and Ncol restriction sites to create a translational fusion with the GUS reporter DNA.
- a rice expression vector was also produced by cloning the pJAS promoter into the plant binary expression vector pCambia 1301 to create pJAS: :GUSpCambia. (See FIGURE 3.)
- the 35S promoter normally pCambia 1301 was replaced at the corresponding Xbal and Ncol restriction sites to create a translational fusion with the GUS reporter DNA.
- embryonic calli of sugarcane cultivar CP72-1210 were transformed with pOMT::GUSpUC vectors using gene gun/biolistic-mediated transfer (Irvine and Mirkov, 1997 Sugar Journal 60:25-29; Inglebrecht et al, 1999 Plant Physiol. 119; 1187-1197) .
- Histochemical localization of GUS expression was determined using 5- bromo-4-chloro-3-indoyl glucuronide . (See FIGURE 12A.) Intense GUS staining was observed in the stem nodal area and vascular bundles.
- Embryonic rice calli (Taipei 309) were transformed with pOMT:pUCpCambia using Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA 105 (Aldemita and Hodges 1996) . Histochemical analysis of transformed clones showed intense GUS staining in the stem vascular bundles. (See FIGURE 13.)
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